diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 61b5eec1..041e131a 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import MobilePostStatusButton from './components/mobile_post_status_button/mobil
 import MobileNav from './components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue'
 import UserReportingModal from './components/user_reporting_modal/user_reporting_modal.vue'
 import PostStatusModal from './components/post_status_modal/post_status_modal.vue'
+import PopoverTarget from './components/popover/popover_target.vue'
 import { windowWidth } from './services/window_utils/window_utils'
 
 export default {
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ export default {
     MobilePostStatusButton,
     MobileNav,
     UserReportingModal,
-    PostStatusModal
+    PostStatusModal,
+    PopoverTarget
   },
   data: () => ({
     mobileActivePanel: 'timeline',
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 1b1c2648..de15802f 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
     <UserReportingModal />
     <PostStatusModal />
     <portal-target name="modal" />
+    <PopoverTarget />
   </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
index 5ac73e97..37485383 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import Popover from '../popover/popover.vue'
+
 const ExtraButtons = {
   props: [ 'status' ],
+  components: { Popover },
   methods: {
     deleteStatus () {
       const confirmed = window.confirm(this.$t('status.delete_confirm'))
diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
index 746f1c91..3f003425 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <template>
-  <v-popover
+  <Popover
     v-if="canDelete || canMute || canPin"
     trigger="click"
-    placement="top"
+    placement="bottom"
     class="extra-button-popover"
   >
-    <div slot="popover">
+    <div slot="content">
       <div class="dropdown-menu">
         <button
           v-if="canMute && !status.thread_muted"
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="button-icon">
+    <div slot="trigger" class="button-icon">
       <i class="icon-ellipsis" />
     </div>
-  </v-popover>
+  </Popover>
 </template>
 
 <script src="./extra_buttons.js" ></script>
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 @import '../../_variables.scss';
 @import '../popper/popper.scss';
 
+.dropdown-menu {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
 .icon-ellipsis {
   cursor: pointer;
 
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.js b/src/components/popover/popover.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ee08323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.js
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+
+const Popover = {
+  name: 'Popover',
+  props: [
+    'trigger',
+    'placement',
+    'show'
+  ],
+  data () {
+    return {
+      hidden: true,
+      styles: { opacity: 0 }
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    display () {
+      return !this.hidden
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    /*
+    registerPopover (e) {
+      if (!this.targetId) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('registerPopover', e.target).then(id => this.targetId = id)
+      }
+    },
+    unregisterPopover () {
+      if (this.targetId) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('unregisterPopover', this.targetId)
+        this.targetId = null
+      }
+    },
+    */
+    showPopover () {
+      this.hidden = false
+      this.$nextTick(function () {
+        if (this.hidden) return { opacity: 0 }
+
+        const anchorEl = this.$refs.trigger || this.$el
+        console.log(anchorEl)
+        const screenBox = anchorEl.getBoundingClientRect()
+        const origin = { x: screenBox.left + screenBox.width * 0.5, y: screenBox.top}
+        const content = this.$refs.content
+        let horizOffset = 0
+
+        if ((origin.x - content.offsetWidth * 0.5) < 25) {
+          horizOffset += -(origin.x - content.offsetWidth * 0.5) + 25
+        }
+
+        console.log((origin.x + content.offsetWidth * 0.5), (window.innerWidth - 25))
+        if ((origin.x + content.offsetWidth * 0.5) > window.innerWidth - 25) {
+          horizOffset -= (origin.x + content.offsetWidth * 0.5) - (window.innerWidth - 25)
+        }
+        // Default to whatever user wished with placement prop
+        let usingTop = this.placement !== 'bottom'
+
+        // Handle special cases, first force to displaying on top if there's not space on bottom,
+        // regardless of what placement value was. Then check if there's not space on top, and
+        // force to bottom, again regardless of what placement value was.
+        if (origin.y + content.offsetHeight > (window.innerHeight - 25)) usingTop = true
+        if (origin.y - content.offsetHeight < 50) usingTop = false
+
+        const vertAlign = usingTop ?
+          {
+            bottom: `${anchorEl.offsetHeight}px`
+          } :
+          {
+            top: `${anchorEl.offsetHeight}px`
+          }
+        this.styles = {
+          opacity: '100%',
+          left: `${(anchorEl.offsetLeft + anchorEl.offsetWidth * 0.5) - content.offsetWidth * 0.5 + horizOffset}px`,
+          ...vertAlign
+        }
+      })
+    },
+    hidePopover () {
+      this.hidden = true
+      this.styles = { opacity: 0 }
+    },
+    onMouseenter (e) {
+      console.log(this.trigger)
+      if (this.trigger === 'hover') this.showPopover()
+    },
+    onMouseleave (e) {
+      if (this.trigger === 'hover') this.hidePopover()
+    },
+    onClick (e) {
+      if (this.trigger === 'click') {
+        if (this.hidden) {
+          this.showPopover()
+        } else {
+          this.hidePopover()
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    onClickOutside (e) {
+      if (this.hidden) return
+      if (this.$el.contains(e.target)) return
+      console.log(e.target)
+      this.hidePopover()
+    }
+  },
+  created () {
+    document.addEventListener("click", this.onClickOutside)
+  },
+  destroyed () {
+    document.removeEventListener("click", this.onClickOutside)
+    this.hidePopover()
+  }
+}
+
+export default Popover
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.vue b/src/components/popover/popover.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..273a0a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+<template>
+  <!-- This is for the weird portal shit
+  <div
+    @mouseenter="registerPopover"
+    @mouseleave="unregisterPopover"
+  >
+    <slot name="trigger"></slot>
+    <portal
+      v-if="targetId"
+      :to="targetId"
+    >
+      <slot name="content"></slot>
+    </portal>
+  </div>
+  -->
+  <div
+    @mouseenter="onMouseenter"
+    @mouseleave="onMouseleave"
+  >
+    <div @click="onClick" ref="trigger">
+      <slot name="trigger"></slot>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      v-if="display"
+      :style="styles"
+      class="popover"
+    >
+      <div
+        ref="content"
+        class="popover-inner"
+      >
+      <!-- onSuccess is to mimic basic functionality of v-popover -->
+        <slot
+          name="content"
+          @onSuccess="hidePopover"
+        ></slot>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script src="./popover.js" />
+
+<style lang=scss>
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
+.popover {
+  z-index: 8;
+  position: absolute;
+  min-width: 0;
+
+  .popover-inner {
+    box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
+    box-shadow: var(--panelShadow);
+    border-radius: $fallback--btnRadius;
+    border-radius: var(--btnRadius, $fallback--btnRadius);
+    background-color: $fallback--bg;
+    background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
+  }
+
+  .popover-arrow {
+    width: 0;
+    height: 0;
+    border-style: solid;
+    position: absolute;
+    margin: 5px;
+    border-color: $fallback--bg;
+    border-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
+  }
+
+  &[x-placement^="top"] {
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+
+    .popover-arrow {
+      border-width: 5px 5px 0 5px;
+      border-left-color: transparent !important;
+      border-right-color: transparent !important;
+      border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
+      bottom: -4px;
+      left: calc(50% - 5px);
+      margin-top: 0;
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &[x-placement^="bottom"] {
+    margin-top: 5px;
+
+    .popover-arrow {
+      border-width: 0 5px 5px 5px;
+      border-left-color: transparent !important;
+      border-right-color: transparent !important;
+      border-top-color: transparent !important;
+      top: -4px;
+      left: calc(50% - 5px);
+      margin-top: 0;
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &[x-placement^="right"] {
+    margin-left: 5px;
+
+    .popover-arrow {
+      border-width: 5px 5px 5px 0;
+      border-left-color: transparent !important;
+      border-top-color: transparent !important;
+      border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
+      left: -4px;
+      top: calc(50% - 5px);
+      margin-left: 0;
+      margin-right: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &[x-placement^="left"] {
+    margin-right: 5px;
+
+    .popover-arrow {
+      border-width: 5px 0 5px 5px;
+      border-top-color: transparent !important;
+      border-right-color: transparent !important;
+      border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
+      right: -4px;
+      top: calc(50% - 5px);
+      margin-left: 0;
+      margin-right: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &[aria-hidden='true'] {
+    visibility: hidden;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: opacity .15s, visibility .15s;
+  }
+
+  &[aria-hidden='false'] {
+    visibility: visible;
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition: opacity .15s;
+  }
+}
+
+.dropdown-menu {
+  display: block;
+  padding: .5rem 0;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  text-align: left;
+  list-style: none;
+  max-width: 100vw;
+  z-index: 10;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+
+  .dropdown-divider {
+    height: 0;
+    margin: .5rem 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    border-top: 1px solid $fallback--border;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border, $fallback--border);
+  }
+
+  .dropdown-item {
+    line-height: 21px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+    overflow: auto;
+    display: block;
+    padding: .25rem 1.0rem .25rem 1.5rem;
+    clear: both;
+    font-weight: 400;
+    text-align: inherit;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 0px;
+    background-color: transparent;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+
+    &-icon {
+      padding-left: 0.5rem;
+
+      i {
+        margin-right: 0.25rem;
+      }
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+      // TODO: improve the look on breeze themes
+      background-color: $fallback--fg;
+      background-color: var(--btn, $fallback--fg);
+      box-shadow: none;
+    }
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover_target.js b/src/components/popover/popover_target.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60bed5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover_target.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const PopoverTarget = {
+  name: 'PopoverTarget',
+  computed: {
+    ids () {
+      const popovers = this.$store.state.popover.popovers
+      return Object.keys(popovers)
+    },
+    styles () {
+      return this.ids.reduce((acc, id) => {
+        const el = this.$store.state.popover.popovers[id]
+        const box = el.getBoundingClientRect()
+        acc[id] = {
+          top: `${box.y}px`,
+          left: `${box.x}px`
+        }
+        console.log(acc)
+        return acc
+      }, {})
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default PopoverTarget
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover_target.vue b/src/components/popover/popover_target.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f012823c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover_target.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="popover-targets">
+    <portal-target
+      v-for="id in ids"
+      :key="id"
+      :name="id"
+      :style="styles[id]"
+      class="popover-target"
+    />
+  </div>
+</template>
+<script src="./popover_target.js" />
+<style lang="scss">
+
+.popover-targets {
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  position: fixed;
+}
+
+.popover-target {
+  position: fixed;
+}
+
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/popper/popper.scss b/src/components/popper/popper.scss
index 06daa871..e69de29b 100644
--- a/src/components/popper/popper.scss
+++ b/src/components/popper/popper.scss
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-@import '../../_variables.scss';
-
-.tooltip.popover {
-  z-index: 8;
-
-  .popover-inner {
-    box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
-    box-shadow: var(--panelShadow);
-    border-radius: $fallback--btnRadius;
-    border-radius: var(--btnRadius, $fallback--btnRadius);
-    background-color: $fallback--bg;
-    background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
-  }
-
-  .popover-arrow {
-    width: 0;
-    height: 0;
-    border-style: solid;
-    position: absolute;
-    margin: 5px;
-    border-color: $fallback--bg;
-    border-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
-  }
-
-  &[x-placement^="top"] {
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
-
-    .popover-arrow {
-      border-width: 5px 5px 0 5px;
-      border-left-color: transparent !important;
-      border-right-color: transparent !important;
-      border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
-      bottom: -4px;
-      left: calc(50% - 5px);
-      margin-top: 0;
-      margin-bottom: 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  &[x-placement^="bottom"] {
-    margin-top: 5px;
-
-    .popover-arrow {
-      border-width: 0 5px 5px 5px;
-      border-left-color: transparent !important;
-      border-right-color: transparent !important;
-      border-top-color: transparent !important;
-      top: -4px;
-      left: calc(50% - 5px);
-      margin-top: 0;
-      margin-bottom: 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  &[x-placement^="right"] {
-    margin-left: 5px;
-
-    .popover-arrow {
-      border-width: 5px 5px 5px 0;
-      border-left-color: transparent !important;
-      border-top-color: transparent !important;
-      border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
-      left: -4px;
-      top: calc(50% - 5px);
-      margin-left: 0;
-      margin-right: 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  &[x-placement^="left"] {
-    margin-right: 5px;
-
-    .popover-arrow {
-      border-width: 5px 0 5px 5px;
-      border-top-color: transparent !important;
-      border-right-color: transparent !important;
-      border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
-      right: -4px;
-      top: calc(50% - 5px);
-      margin-left: 0;
-      margin-right: 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  &[aria-hidden='true'] {
-    visibility: hidden;
-    opacity: 0;
-    transition: opacity .15s, visibility .15s;
-  }
-
-  &[aria-hidden='false'] {
-    visibility: visible;
-    opacity: 1;
-    transition: opacity .15s;
-  }
-}
-
-.dropdown-menu {
-  display: block;
-  padding: .5rem 0;
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  text-align: left;
-  list-style: none;
-  max-width: 100vw;
-  z-index: 10;
-
-  .dropdown-divider {
-    height: 0;
-    margin: .5rem 0;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    border-top: 1px solid $fallback--border;
-    border-top: 1px solid var(--border, $fallback--border);
-  }
-
-  .dropdown-item {
-    line-height: 21px;
-    margin-right: 5px;
-    overflow: auto;
-    display: block;
-    padding: .25rem 1.0rem .25rem 1.5rem;
-    clear: both;
-    font-weight: 400;
-    text-align: inherit;
-    white-space: normal;
-    border: none;
-    border-radius: 0px;
-    background-color: transparent;
-    box-shadow: none;
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
-
-    &-icon {
-      padding-left: 0.5rem;
-
-      i {
-        margin-right: 0.25rem;
-      }
-    }
-
-    &:hover {
-      // TODO: improve the look on breeze themes
-      background-color: $fallback--fg;
-      background-color: var(--btn, $fallback--fg);
-      box-shadow: none;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.js b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.js
index 19f16bd9..4055e5cb 100644
--- a/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.js
+++ b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const StatusPopover = {
     }
   },
   components: {
-    Status: () => import('../status/status.vue')
+    Status: () => import('../status/status.vue'),
+    Popover: () => import('../popover/popover.vue')
   },
   methods: {
     enter () {
diff --git a/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.vue b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.vue
index eacf4c06..9f37e4e7 100644
--- a/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.vue
+++ b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <template>
-  <v-popover
-    popover-class="status-popover"
-    placement="top-start"
-    :popper-options="popperOptions"
-    @show="enter()"
-  >
-    <template slot="popover">
+  <Popover trigger="hover">
+    <template slot="trigger">
+      <slot />
+    </template>
+    <div slot="content" class="status-popover">
       <Status
         v-if="status"
         :is-preview="true"
@@ -18,10 +16,8 @@
       >
         <i class="icon-spin4 animate-spin" />
       </div>
-    </template>
-
-    <slot />
-  </v-popover>
+    </div>
+  </Popover>
 </template>
 
 <script src="./status_popover.js" ></script>
@@ -29,11 +25,11 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 @import '../../_variables.scss';
 
-.tooltip.popover.status-popover {
+.status-popover {
   font-size: 1rem;
   min-width: 15em;
   max-width: 95%;
-  margin-left: 0.5em;
+  margin: 0.5em 0;
 
   .popover-inner {
     border-color: $fallback--border;
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index baf73ac8..d74ff63a 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import oauthTokensModule from './modules/oauth_tokens.js'
 import reportsModule from './modules/reports.js'
 import pollsModule from './modules/polls.js'
 import postStatusModule from './modules/postStatus.js'
+import popoverModule from './modules/popover.js'
 
 import VueI18n from 'vue-i18n'
 
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ const persistedStateOptions = {
       oauthTokens: oauthTokensModule,
       reports: reportsModule,
       polls: pollsModule,
-      postStatus: postStatusModule
+      postStatus: postStatusModule,
+      popover: popoverModule
     },
     plugins: [persistedState, pushNotifications],
     strict: false // Socket modifies itself, let's ignore this for now.
diff --git a/src/modules/popover.js b/src/modules/popover.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b01ccbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/popover.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { omit } from 'lodash'
+import { set } from 'vue'
+
+const popover = {
+  state: {
+    popovers: {}
+  },
+  mutations: {
+    registerPopover (state, { id, el }) {
+      set(state.popovers, id, el)
+    },
+    unregisterPopover (state, { id }) {
+      state.popovers = omit(state.popovers, id)
+    }
+  },
+  actions: {
+    registerPopover (store, el) {
+      // Generate unique id, it will be used to link portal and portal-target
+      // popover-target will make portal targets for each registered popover
+      // el will be used by popover target to put popovers in their places.
+      let id = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000).toString()
+      store.commit('registerPopover', { id, el })
+      return id
+    },
+    unregisterPopover (store, id) {
+      store.commit('unregisterPopover', { id })
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default popover